Leopards of Yala - No sightings for the Last two years
Male
Agil Wala 2:2 Male (2019/20) [YM 59/Mega]
This male was first seen and photographed in February 2020, with his sister, the Agil Wala 2:2 Female, around Agil Wala of Medha Pāra. Their mother is the Mōdharagala 2:3 female and this is her second known litter. Unlike his sister, this male is confident in the presence of vehicles.
Female
Welmalkema 4:3 Female (2009-2021) [YF 31/Anna]
This female is shy and infrequently seen. She is living around the areas of Welmalkema and Gōnagala – Jamburagala. She was first photographed in 2011, at the Gōnagala Ground. Then in May 2017, she was seen with a young female cub, the Welmal Kema 4:4 female. The cub was about two months old around when it was seen near Palugas Wala of Ūraniya area.
Female
Weli Wala 4:3 Female [YF 43/Christina]
Weli Wala 4:3 female was first photographed in February 2016, in the Katagamuwa Wildlife Sanctuary. Occasionally, she was seen close to the Katagamuwa Park Entrance, Katagamuwa Wewa, Weli Wala, Halmilla Wewa, and Korawak Wewa. In March 2019, she was seen close to the Katagamuwa Entrance with the adult Sithulpawwa 2:3 male. In early 2020, she was seen with a single male cub, Weli Wala 2:3 male, aka Aladdin.
Female
Neela 3:2 Female [YF 10/Becky]
Neela 3:2 female was first photographed in November 2013, at the Mahaseelawa Wewa. She was a female with a cataract on her left eye which made that eye appear blue. This bright blue coloration is the reason she was named Neela. (Neela means blue in Sinhalese). She was last seen at the end of 2014.
Male
Ūraniya Road 3:3 Male (2017)
Ūraniya Road 3:3 male cub was born in early 2017 and was first photographed in June 2017, around the Rathmal Wala area. His mother was the Siyambalagas Wala 3:3 female and this was her third known litter. Due to the lack of records since late 2017, it is safe to assume that this cub is deceased.
Male
Thelambu Kema 3:4 Male (2016) [YM 38/Sam]
Thelambu Kema 3:4 male was first photographed in March 2017, around Kotigala with his mother, the Thelambu Kema 3:3 female. In late 2017, and throughout the year 2018, he was seen with his mother around Thelambu Kema, Weli Āra, and Jamburagala Road. Since mid-2019, there are no confirmed sightings of this male.
Female
Thelambu Kema 3:3 Female (2009) [YF 21/Macy]
Thelambu Kema 3:3 female was first photographed in February 2010, at the Jamburagala Road as a cub, aged at about 7/8 months.
In 2017, she had her first known litter of a male cub, known as the Thelambu Kema 3:4 male. In June 2019, she was seen with her new cub, the Thelambu Kema 2:2 female. She has been photographed around the areas of Kotigala, Mahaseelawa, Kudāseelawa, Thelambu Kema, and Jamburagala Road
Female
Tanki Gala 1:2 Female (2012/13) [YF 30/Mia]
Tanki Gala 1:2 female was born in late 2012 and first photographed in mid-2013, around Tanki Gala. Available photographic evidence is too infrequent to build up her family lineage. In August 2017, she was seen at Bōla Gala, mating with the Jamburagala 4:5 male, aka “Chandare”. After a long hiatus, she was seen again in June 2020, at Tanki Gala.
Male
Sath Vila Road 2:3 Male (2017)
Sath Vila Road 2:3 male was first photographed in April 2018, around Kohombakema of Sath Vila Road with his brother. In June 2019, this male made a few appearances at Korawak Wewa. Even by then, he was still shy around vehicles.
